I found a coconut slice recipe on taste.com.au and I cut down the sugar to about 1/2 a cup. I knew that 1 cup of caster sugar would be tooo sweet! This recipe is simple and quick and most of the family will enjoy it.....well maybe all of them!
Jam Coconut Slice Recipe
adapted from taste.com.au
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain flour
- *** 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 125g butter, chilled, cubed
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 3/4 cup strawberry jam (ANY JAM)
- 2 cups desiccated coconut
Method
- Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a 3cm deep, 24cm x 29.5cm (base) lamington pan. Process flour, 1/2 cup sugar and butter to resemble breadcrumbs.
- Add 1 egg and vanilla.
- Process to form a dough.
- Press dough into base of prepared pan.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until light golden.
- Spread jam over warm base. (you will find it easier to spread when the jam is warmed in the microwave for a couple of seconds)
- Whisk remaining eggs and remaining 1/2 cup sugar together.
- Stir in coconut.
- Spread over jam.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.
- Cool completely in pan.
- Cut into pieces. Serve
wow you have been doing a lot of baking! Looks good!
ReplyDeletewith this much of coconut the jam really didn't matter! :D Yummy and delicious slice! I would make this if it wasn't for the CNY baking which is making me busy :(
ReplyDeleteHey this is so suitable for Lunar New Year if you add pineapple instead..... very presentable !
ReplyDeleteStrawberry and coconut sounds like a great combo. I'll have to try it. Thanks for the recipe! Ken
ReplyDeleteThis definitely looks good. Will bookmark it and try to do it after CNY.
ReplyDeleteJam coconut slices look good.This would go well with a nice cup of cold tea.
ReplyDeleteGood work Ann keep up cheers..
love these little jewels !! aussies seem to love these lamingtons !! cheers Pierre
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious...I will have to make these sometime.
ReplyDelete@ 3 hungry tummies: yeah i have been doing heaps of baking with my kids. they enjoyed it
ReplyDelete@ tracieMOO: cant wait for CNY or Viet new year. I can't wait for banh chung ...its glutinous rice wrapped around pork filling. yummm!! but i wont get any red packets this year or any other year :(..too old now lol
@ full time housefly: oh yeah it would taste great too !
@ ken albala: yeah its really good! sweet though
@ anncoo: yeah its sweet! hehe
@ vinnie: geez thanks lol
@ p: yeah most aussies love lamingtons!
@ bo: yeah its pretty quick to make